Today the European Union top diplomat – Federica Mogherini – inaugurates new premises of the EU Mission in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Delegation has the status of a diplomatic mission (Embassy or High Commission) and officially represents the European Union in Kenya. We promote the European Union’s (EU’s) values and interests, monitor the political, economic and…
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Al-Shabaab expands into Kenya
Somali radical Islam insurgents are making their own explosives, according to a confidential U.N. report explaining their frequent and deadly attacks. U.N. says Somali militants using home-made explosives to step up attacks https://t.co/b79doRIhOM — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) May 17, 2019 The Somali al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabab extends attacks beyond borders, by recruiting new members outside Somali clans,…
EU top diplomat to visit Horn of Africa
Federica Mogherini will begin her visit to the Horn of Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where the African Union Summit is taking place and she will meet several heads of state or government in the margins. African Union summit in Ethiopia focuses on refugees https://t.co/PkSwnjwpFM pic.twitter.com/ohFwAt9YHG — Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) February 7, 2019 In Ethiopia Mogherini is due…
Kenya enjoys tourism sector growth
Kenya’s profit from tourism raised by almost a third in 2018 from the previous year to 157.4 billion shillings ($1.55 billion), after the number of visitors increased by 37%, the tourism ministry said. https://twitter.com/UKenyatta/status/1082217744391725059 The World Bank report 2018 on Ease of Doing Business ranks Kenya No. 80 up from No. 92 in 2017, and…
Kenya Olympics replaced ritual lion hunting
Kenyan warriors of young generation are no longer pursuing lions to show off their hunting prowess and bravery, they are competing for monetary prizes in javelin throwing at the Maasai Olympics instead. Sunday's Pictures of the Day: A Maasai Moran athlete smears his face with red ocher paint during preparations for the 2018 Maasai Olympics….
EU programmes for Horn of Africa
The European Commission has adopted eleven new programmes for the Horn of Africa under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. “These new EU programmes, worth over €134 million in all, will help to create lasting solutions for refugees and internally displaced people, as well as support vulnerable host communities in a region that hosts…
China trade in donkey hides devastates communities
Describing the scale of the animal abuse in Chinese trade in donkey hides and its devastating impact for local communities in developing countries, especially in Africa, the Members of the European Parliament called for an urgency of action to protect the equidae as an indefensible contributor to harmonious rural lifestyle. During the European Parliament Strasbourg…
Ten rhinos in Kenya died after transfer
Kenya’s wildlife minister apologized for being rude with his critics, and sending them to “hell” while he comes under mounting pressure over the death of 10 rhinos during a botched transfer. Kenya's wildlife minister apologises for telling critics to 'go to hell' as he comes under mounting pressure over the death of 10 rhinos during…
Elephant language of survival
Nowadays Researchers believe that migration is just one survival mechanism elephants have developed in response to poaching, conflict, urbanization, agriculture, and other pressures in Africa. In 2016, one elephant made a treacherous 209 km journey over three weeks from the relative safety of Kenya to conflict-ridden Somalia, all under the cloak of darkness. Morgan, as…
Kenya attempts to deport an opposition politician
Kenyan authorities have detained and are attempted to deport an opposition politician Miguna Miguna, who also holds Canadian nationality, in defiance of a court order letting him enter the country, his lawyer said on Tuesday (27.03.2018). A statement, the Immigration department issued on the occasion, said Miguna automatically lost his Kenyan citizenship when he received a…
